When I speak of you
They say...
Give up
Turn away
For how do you continue
To feel this way
I nod and think
I'll never turn
Or run away
To many have left
To abandon a
Heart with only
Love to give
I've felt this way
I've given up
In love
Turned my heart to stone
Barred it tight
With bars and walls
Until the day
I saw you
So far away
Knowing I would
Never feel this way
You broke my bars
You put the life
Back in my heart
I would give my last
Breath
Just to see your smile
To see the sparkle
In those eyes
I get lost in
Your beauty
For it reminds me
Of my times
Of my youth
I was surrounded by
Nature's love
For I'm at peace
When you are near
For none even compare
I say These words
Every word is true
Even when you say
Your not worthy of this
But I say you are
Your strength
Your intelligence
Your beauty
Is what I see
In the woman
Before me
I know the pain
When all others failed
I give my word
My promise to keep
I will not fail thee
For I would die
If I ever hurt thee
I know you'll doubt
But you know
I speak from my heart
These aren't words
To fill your ears
These are words
To fill your heart
You give me hope
You give me life
You made me want to live
To better myself
Even when I didn't believe
You held me tight
As I cried in your arms
You showed me compassion
When I was wrong
You told me what I needed to hear
For this
You have my respect
For no one even dared
To say the words
I needed to hear
Afraid of what I might say
I took your words
With wisdom and left
The anger fade away
Your the reason I've changed
Your the reason I've love
Myself this day
So never let those say
Your an angel
As I've said
Your strength
Your intelligence
Your beauty
Will never fade
Written by Allen Joseph Grissom
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